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Daniel J. Chiacchia

Research Interests

1) The thinking, feeling, and behavioural nature of financial crises

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2) The social psychology of working in the “digital economy”, especially in relation to leadership and management as work becomes automated

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3) Quantitative methodology, including data visualization, assumption evaluation, psychological measurement, statistical power and precision, effect sizes, confidence intervals, and replicability

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Education

MA. Candidate, Social and Personality Psychology

York University

Toronto, ON

Current - 2018

  • Supervisor: Dr. Esther Greenglass
  • Thesis: From Catastrophe to Mastery: The Relationship Between Internal Control and Distress During Economic Threat

BA (Specialized Honours)., Psychology

York University

Toronto, ON

2017 - 2014

  • Supervisor: Dr. Esther Greenglass
  • Thesis: Stress and Coping During Difficult Economic Times: The Role of Self-Compassion
  • Summa Cum Laude

Diploma, Liberal Arts

Seneca College

Toronto, ON

2014 - 2012

  • Graduated with High Honours



Research Experience

Research and Program Evaluation Assistant

Kinark Child and Family Services

Markham, ON

Current - 2017

  • Supervisor: Dr. Alex Elkader

Research Assistant

York University

Toronto, ON

Current - 2015

  • Supervisor: Dr. Esther Greenglass

Research Assistant

York University

Toronto, ON

2017 - 2016

  • Supervisor: Dr. Jill Rich

Research Assistant

Baycrest Hospital

Toronto, ON

2017 - 2016

  • Supervisor: Dr. Angela Troyer

Research Assistant

York University

Toronto, ON

2016 - 2015

  • Supervisor: Dr. Chris Green

Research Assistant

LaMarsh Centre for Child and Youth Research

Toronto, ON

2016 - 2015

  • Supervisor: Dr. Yvonne Bohr



Publications

The role of self-compassion during difficult economic times

Anxiety, Stress, and Coping: An International Journal

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2018

  • Chiacchia, D.J., Greenglass, E.R., Katter, J.Q., & Fiksenbaum, L.

Bridge over troubled waters? The most “central” members of psychology and philosophy associations ca. 1900.

Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences

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2016

  • Green, C. D., Heidari, C., Chiacchia, D., & Martin, S. M



Refereed Talks and Symposia

Perceived control during economic stress: Generalized or domain-specific?

Flash 5-Talk to be presented at the 2021 Canadian Stress Research Summit

Ryerson University, Toronto, ON

2021 - April 30

  • Chiacchia D. J., Greenglass E., & Cribbie, R.

The role of self-compassion during difficult economic times.

In E. Greenglass (Chair), Economic stress and psychological factors: Theoretical and empirical investigations. Invited symposium conducted at the 2018 International Congress of Applied Psychology

Montreal, QC

2018 - June 26-30

  • Chiacchia, D. J., Greenglass, E., Katter, J., & Fiksenbaum, L.

Predicting psychological well-being: A cross-national comparison

Paper presented at the 31st International Congress of Psychology

Yokohama, JPN

2016 - July 14-19

  • Chiacchia, D., Greenglass, E., & Hughes, B. M.



Poster Presentations

The prevalence and magnitude of misleading visualizations in social and personality psychology

Poster to be presented at the 32nd International Congress of Psychology

Prague, CZ

2021 - July 19-24

  • Chiacchia D. J., Alter, U., & Cribbie, R

The curvilinear relationship between perceived control and distress during economic threat

Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology

New Orleans, LA

2020 - February 27-29

  • Chiacchia, D. J., & Greenglass, E.

Stress and coping during difficult economic times: The role of self-compassion

Poster presented at the York University Undergraduate Thesis Conference

York University, Toronto, ON

2016 - April 4

  • Chiacchia, D. J., Greenglass, E., Katter, J, & Fiksenbaum, L

Applied Industry Research

Communications survey report

An ongoing program evaluation to monitor the performance of Internal Communications at Kinark to accomplish its organizational goals and to evaluate its progress annually

Kinark Child and Family Services

Current - 2018

  • Chiacchia, D. J., Wong, B., Elkader, A., Mowat, V., & Ferguson, J.

Program report: Stop Now and Plan (SNAP)

An ongoing program evaluation to ensure that the SNAP program at Kinark is upholding its organizational goals through Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Kinark Child and Family Services

Current - 2018

  • Chiacchia, D. J., Harding, T., Costelloe, B., Casola, S., & Elkader, A.

Annual core service provider survey results

An annual evaluation to obtain feedback regarding perceptions of Kinark as Lead Agency from core service providers in Ontario. Topics include organizational communication, trust, collaboration, and accessibility.

Kinark Child and Family Services

Current - 2017

  • Chiacchia, D. J., Phythian, K., Weaver, C., & Elkader, A.

Combined applied behavioural analysis and family respite for caregivers of children with autism

A program evaluation of the Combined ABA Training and Family Respite Program at the Kinark Outdoor Centre (funding provided by Ontario Trillium Foundation).

Kinark Child and Family Services

2019

  • Chiacchia, D. J., Elkader, A., & Isbister, J.

Evaluating the Effective Performance Development Conversations Training

An evaluation of the effectiveness of a leadership training session to support supervisors in their ability to have organizational development conversations with staff

Kinark Child and Family Services

2017

  • Chiacchia, D. J., Elkader, A., & Blewett, B.

First responders at Syl-Apps: Antecedents, consequences, and prevention of post-traumatic stress at work

An analysis of potential stressors and their consequences for first responders at Syl Apps, as well as available and needed support for the mitigation and prevention of stressors on the job.

Kinark Child and Family Services

2017

  • Chiacchia, D. J., Baxter, C., Elkader, A., Watson, G., Hawes, J., Bennett, I., Savage, G., Van Wagner, V., Fillier, N., & Van Dyk, S.

Ongoing Projects

Misleading visualizations in social and personality psychology

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Current - 2019

  • Chiacchia, D. J., Cribbie, R., & Altar, U.

Youth unemployment and psychological distress: A meta-analysis

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Current - 2020

  • Chiacchia, D. J., Greenglass, E., Fiksenbaum, L., Marjanovic, Z., Katter, J., & Cribbie, R

“Money, get away”: The influence of economic threat on cooperation

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Current - 2020

  • Chiacchia, D. J., & Greenglass, E.



Scholarships, Funding, and Awards

Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Doctoral)

$105,000

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2020

Faculty of Health Graduate Student Conference Travel Fund

$795.72

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2020

Graduate Development Fund

$700

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2020

Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS)

$15,000

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2019

Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s (CGS-M)

$17,500

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2018

The W.B. Templeton Honours Thesis Award for Most Outstanding Honours Thesis

$100

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2017

The Ivana Guglietti-Kelly Award for Outstanding Qualitative Paper

$100

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2017

CPA Certificate of Academic Excellence

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2017

York University Continuing Education Scholarship

$1,000

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2016

Most Outstanding Psychology Student (Second Year)

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2016

Dean’s Honour Roll

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2016

York University Continuing Education Scholarship

$1,000

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2015

Dean’s Honour Roll

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2015

President’s Honours List

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2014

Provost’s Scholarship

$1,000

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2014



Teaching Assistantships

Student Coordinator for the Undergraduate Research Participant Pool

Instructor: Dr. Kerry Kawakami

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Current - 2019

PSYC2120, Social Psychology

Instructor: Dr. Ward Struthers

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2019

PSYC2010, Writing in Psychology

Instructor: Dr. Alice Kim

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2018



Guest Lectures

Understanding and Supporting Empirical Claims

PSYC2010, Writing in Psychology

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2018



Mentorships

Undergraduate Honours Thesis Student

Student: Anastasia Buchvostov

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2018 - 2017



Memberships

Society for Personality and Social Psychology

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Current - 2018

Canadian Psychological Association

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Current - 2017